Cox Communications employees have awarded a total of $55,000 in grants to 11 Rhode Island nonprofits through Cox Charities Community Investment Grants. The program provides employee-funded grants of up to $5,000 to support special programs benefiting residents in the area. Earlier this year, organizations were invited to submit applications for funding.
“Supporting our community isn’t just part of our job; it’s who we are at Cox. Whether it’s our employees giving money from their own pockets to fund these local nonprofit grants, or rolling up our sleeves to volunteer, our team shows up with heart and purpose,” said Rob Brill, Cox New England market vice president. “This community means a lot to us, and I’m incredibly proud of how our employees continue to make a real difference every day.”
Cox Charities is a charitable giving initiative of Cox Communications, fully funded by Cox employees and business partners. The funds raised are invested annually in the form of Cox Charities Community Investment Grants to organizations that align with our focus areas of youth innovation programs focused on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM), conservation and sustainability initiatives and social justice. A total of $315,000 is being awarded to 63 grant recipients throughout Cox’s East Region.
For more information about Cox Charities, visit www.CoxCharitiesNE.org
This year’s recipients of the Cox Charities Community Investment Grants are:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island
- Boys & Girls Club of East Providence
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick
- DownCity Design
- Junior Achievement of Rhode Island
- Progreso Latino
- Save The Bay
- STEAMBox
- The Empowerment Factory
- Winner’s Circle XR Academy
- Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council